Where does “mimir” come from?

mimir (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dormir, from Old Portuguese dormir, from Latin dormire, from Latin dormio, from Proto-Italic dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

mimir (Portuguese): to sleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep

Ancestry of “mimir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedormirto sleep; to be asleep; to fall asleep; to have a...
2Old Portuguesedormir
3Latindormirepresent active infinitive of dormiō; to sleep, to...
4LatindormioI sleep
5Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem-Every word from Proto-Italic dormiōEvery word from Latin dormio
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